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Supported transversely on the rear side of the spraying-machine is a tube 38, having a series of openingson its upper side in which are screwed the lower ends oi' a series of spindletubes Si), each of which has an extensionfof reduced diameter 4.0 at its upper end and a shoulder ll.

On the reduced upper portion of each spindle-tubc is swivelecl a revoluble sprayer-head 42, the upper side of which has an annulus 43, sernioircfular in cross-section and in which is formed a series of volute grooves 4s. A ruiter gear-wheel l5 is formed with or attached to the lower end ol the hollow shank of each sprayer-head and enga-ges a similar gear 4C, mounted on a shaft or spindle 4,7,

.ftvhich projects horizontally from and is secured to oneside of the spindle-tube, the said gear 4G having on its outer sidea sprocket- Wlieel L18, which revolves therewith.

To the upper end of the revoluble sprayer head 42 is screwed the lower end of the feedcap T-s`naped tube 4U, the lateral arms 50 of which are curved downward, as shown in Fig;A 5, and adapted te discharge liquid which rises through the spindletube into the volute grooved annulus of the revoluble sprayerhead. Each of the said iV-tubes is provided with a screw-valve 5l, which is adapted to regulate the discharge of liquid from the T- tube or to entirely cut oil the same. Secured on each of the said sprayeuheads is a fonemi nous semispherical cap52, said caps being removable from said sprayer-heads and having the rims or bands 53 at their lower edges, .adapted to lit ou said sprayeiheadaas shown.

.The sprocket-wheels are connected together and thereby adapted to be aciuated in series simultaneously by an. endless sprocketchain 54. 'lho shaft has its bearings in a suitable support 56, which rises from the rear side oi' the sprayer-frame, and said shaft carries a sprocket-wheel 57 and beveled gear wheel 58, which are keyed to said shaft. Said sprocket-wheel 57 is connected. to the sproolrctwvheel S by an endless sprocketchain 5U, and said beveled gear-Wheel engages a similar wheel 50, ivnieh is mounted on a spindle 6l, whicih lis carried by the support Secured to and rotating with said beveled gear 60 isa sprocketwheei 62, which engages the chain land serves to communi cate motion to said chain, and hence to rotate the Sprayer-headslflile lm iuacbiuc is iu operation, 1he rola A ficxible supplytube (53 communicates v ssefrve tion of the stirring-paddles in the fountain tank serves to keep the contents thereof agitated and prevent the poisonous substances from settling and to keep the same in a state of suspension in the water contained in the tank, and thereby preserve the efiiciency of the poisonous solution at all times. The poisoned Water being fed to the tube 38, on which the vertically-arranged spraying devices rotate, said spraying devices being revolve'dat a'oomparatively-high rate of speed by the gear sprocket-Wheels and sprocketchains hereinbefore described, the poisoned water, which is fed to the volute grooved annular faces of the revolving sprayer-heads, will be thrown therefrom centrifugally in the form ef a flue spray te a considerable distance, thus causing the poison to be eliectuslly and economic-ally applied to the growing crop over which the rnaehineis driven and to fall upon the noxious insects feeding on said erop.

To enable the machine to apply the poison over a Wider area than when equipped as shown in Fig. l, lprevide the ends of the' pipe 38 with. removable caps-EL3 and with extensions 67, whiolrare identical in construetion with said pipe and are. likewise provided: with my improved spraying devices, the said extensions being adapted to be coupled to' either or beth ends of the pipe 38, thereby greatly widening the spraying apparatus. W'hen the said extensions, or either of them are used, the chain 54 must be correspondingly lengthened, as will be' understood.

liy means of the vertically-adjestable spraycr--frame the spraying apparatus may be brought as close to the growing; erop or removed as far therefrom as may be necessary to obtain the best results.

it willrbe understood that when the 1na chine is being driven from one ield to ariother and is not at work the sprayenframe will be raised and locked in the position shovvnin Figs. 1 and 2, and the supply of the poisoned water will be out oli? from the spraying apparatus. l

ln order to increase the efficiency of the reveluble sprayenheads, l provide the same with a series of radial frets (L, extending across the annulus faces of the sprayer-heads, as shown in Fig. 6. These frets, conjointly with the volute grooves in said annulus-faces, serve to throw the Water centriiugally Afrom the said sprayenheads aud te form a. line spray.

ln order to permit the contents of the foun tain-tank to be thoroughly stirred by hand. before starting; the machine in operation in a 4field, l provide the wheel on the counter"- shaft ou the fountain-tank with a l1and-crank o, by which said counter-shaft, and consequently its stirring apparatus, may oe open ated by the drivcr, the chain Aor belt 221i being` uushipped from either the Wheel or the wheel 8, or a suitable clutch may be j fro- IOC "enema I vided for said wheel 22, to permit the counter-shaft to be rotated by hand power indepcndentl'y7 of said wheel 22.

The screw-va1ve of each sprayerfhead is 5 adapted to be seated in the central opening of a feed-disk 51',seated `in a recess formed in the joint between the spindle-tube and the feed-cap, as shown in Fig. 5, and by einploying a series of such disks with openings of different sizes therein and employing a disk having an opening of appropriate size the capacity of the discharge of each of said sprayers can be varied according to the requirements of the ease.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. In al spraying apparatus, thecombination with a spindle-tube of a sprayer-head revoluble thereon, a feed-cap secured to and rezo movable from said head and having downturned arms to discharge onto the face of the head,1a feed-disk, seated' in a joint between said feed-cap and said sprayer-head, and a valve vseated in an opening in said feed-disk,

.a 5 substantially as described.

2. 4Ln a spraying apparatus, the revoluble head iii combination with the spindle-tube on' which it rotates and the feed-cap havingthe reverselydisposed arms discharging onto the 3o face of the removable sprayer-head, substantially as described.

M -r Thercombination, inl a sprayingdcrice of the centrifugal head, thexed tube to deliver water thereto and the' foraminous cap on said head, substantially as described.

4. The spraying device, comprising the centrifugal sprayer-head, in combination with the fixed T-tube to deliver water to said sprayer-head, and having theval ve to regu "4o late the supply of water, substantially as de' scribed.-

. 5. The combination, in a' spraying device, ofthe spindle-tube, the sprayer-head revo` luble lthereon, and having the gear-Wheel,and

an actuating gear-wheel supported byl said spindle-tube and engaging the gear-wheel of the sprayer-head, substantially as described. 6. Thecombination,inaspraying-machine,

-of the water-tube, having the spindle-tubes,

the spraying-heads mounted on said spindletubes,.the gears to rotate said sprayer-heads, actuating connections for said gear and the fountain or tank to supply the Water-tube, substantially as described.-

7. In a-spraying-machine, the combination with the truck having the fountain-tank and the power-wheel 9, of the vertically-movable frame hinged to the truck, and having the spraying apparatus provided with the revof luble sprayeiheads, the wheel 57 in bearings carried by said frame, and connections, substantially as described, between said wheel and the sprayer-heads, to rotate the latter, and the 'endless chain or belt connecting said wheel to the power-wheel 9, substantially as described. i

8. In a spraying-machine, the ivateretube 3S having the centrifugal spraying devices,

. substantially as described, and the separable extension-tubes carrying such spraying devices, and adapted to be coupled to said tube 38, for the vpurpose set forth, substantially as described.

i). In a spraying device, the combination with the spindle-tube, of the revoluble head thereon-,atheeed-cap, secured thereto and removable iherefrom, the feed-disk seated in the joint between said feed-cap and said sprayer-head, and the Valve seated in an opening in said feed-disk, substantially as described. 4

Intestimony that I claim.the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiinedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. f CHARLES Witnesses:

RINALDO IP. TRUE, WILLIAMS. GIBBoNs.

B. MOORE. l 

